Sandro Perri

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sandro Perri

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Birth_name = Sandro Perri
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Genre = Dark ambient Ambient Techno Electronic music Post-Rock
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Years_active = 1999 – present
Label = Substractif Alien8 Recordings Constellation
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URL = http://www.sandroperri.com/

Sandro Perri is a musician and producer from Toronto, Canada. His music has been called post-rock, electronic, experimental, ambient, folk among others.

Between 1999 and 2002, Perri self-released a series of 12" records on his own Audi Sensa label. Most notably, he adopted the moniker Polmo Polpo for some of his electronic compositions. Polmo Polpo is characterized by distorted drones, subtle rhythms, and ambient textures. [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=37] The Science of Breath, featuring tracks culled from these records, was released in 2002 by Alien 8 Recordings [http://www.cstrecords.com/bands_polmopolpo.html Constellation - Bands - Polmo Polpo / Sandro Perri / Biography ] ] ; his official debut came in 2003 on Constellation Records, entitled Like Hearts Swelling. [ [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=20 » Like Hearts Swelling ] ] . "Polmo Polpo" loosely translates as "octopus lung" in Italian.

He began touring under his own name, singing and playing more folk-tinged songs, initially acoustic reworkings of his Polmo Polpo recordings. Four songs were self-released on the "Friends Help Friends" EP in 2005, re-released a year later (with an additional song) on Constellation as Plays Polmo Polpo. [ [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=49 » Friends Help Friends Help Friends ] ] In 2007, his debut full-length as Sandro Perri was released, also by Constellation, entitled Tiny Mirrors. [ [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=38 » Tiny Mirrors ] ]

Perri is a frequent collaborator, having played with the Great Lake Swimmers, Detective Kalita, Barzin, and others . His other projects include Dot Wiggin with the late Todd Fox, [ [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=26 » Dot Wiggin ] ] Glissandro 70 with Craig Dunsmuir, [ [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=12 » GLISSANDRO 70 ] ] Double Suicide with Ryan Driver, [ [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=13 » Double Suicide ] ] and Continuous Dick with Adam Marshall and Andrew Wedman. [ [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=30 » Continuous Dick ] ]

Discography

as Polmo Polpo 2001: "Acqua/Oarca" 2002: "Riva/Rottura" 2002: "The Science of Breath" 2003: "Like Hearts Swelling" 2005: "Kiss Me Again and Again"

as Sandro Perri 2006: "Plays Polmo Polpo" 2007: "Sandro Perri and Friends - European Tour 2007" 2007: "Tiny Mirrors"

others 1999: Cog / Polmo Polpo - "split 12" 2000: Dot Wiggin - "Dot Wiggin" 2002: Tinketertoy / Polmo Polpo - "split 12" 2005: Adam Marshall / Continuous Dick - "Birth Of A Dick 12" 2006: Glissandro 70 - "Glissandro 70"

References

External links

* [http://www.sandroperri.com/]
* [http://cstrecords.com/bands_polmopolpo.html Polmo Polpo at Constellation Records' site]
* [http://www.bravenewwaves.ca/bnmedia/archive_i_polmo.shtml Interview with Sandro Perri on CBC Radio 2]